kantoroʼ

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch kantoor (office).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkantoroʔ/, [ˈkʰãn.t̪ʰɔ.rɔʔ]
  • Hyphenation: kan‧to‧roʼ

Noun

kantoroʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨈᨚᨑᨚ)

  1. office
    Punna mangeko rikantoroka, uʼrangitommami serokana arengku
    If you go to the office, remember to mention my name too

Affixations

  • akkantoroʼ
  • sipakkantorang

Compounds

  • kantoroʼ bang
  • kantoroʼ doeʼ
  • kantoroʼ posoʼ
  • kantoroʼ pulisi
  • kantoroʼ talipòng
  • kantoroʼ tau leʼleng

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN